inosculation 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

Synonyms

anastomosis 1
a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

Derivationally related form

inosculate 2

verb

cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis

Hyponym

circulatory anastomosis 1

noun

a connection (an anastomosis) between two blood vessels, such as between arteries (arterio-arterial anastomosis), between veins (veno-venous anastomosis) or between an artery and a vein (arterio-venous anastomosis).